59 minutes ago Is it sexist to promote female founders? Row erupts as business owner slams Ocado 'aisle' of products made by women

The upmarket online grocer launched the 'aisle'  stocked exclusively with products from female-founded businesses earlier this month.

Economics

81 minutes ago Lawsuits aim to prevent ‘illegal’ hiding of toxic chemicals by US regulators

Companies often claim ‘confidential business information’ to not disclose key information about dangerous chemicalsTwo lawsuits aim to stop US federal regulators and industry from “illegally” hiding basic information about toxic chemicals that are potentially polluting the environment, used in consumer products and endangering public health.Companies often claim that toxic chemicals’ health and safety data, and even their names, are “confidential business information” (CBI) because making the data public could damage their bottom line. Continue reading...

Events

98 minutes ago United Utilities accused of illegally dumping sewage into Windermere for years

United Utilities did not report at least 102 million litres of illegal sewage pollution to regulators, a BBC analysis found.

Events

2 hours ago Trainee medic 'carried out bogus tests on two young female patients for his own sexual pleasure at NHS hospital'

A trainee medic carried out bogus tests on two young female patients for his own sexual enjoyment at an NHS hospital, a court heard.

Science

2 hours ago Serious medical warning for anyone taking painkillers on a regular basis

Many people in the UK take painkillers like paracetamol on a regular basis but now doctors have warned of the potential dangers from having them on a long-term basis

Events

3 hours ago Kremlin issues urgent denial of Putin's ailing health: Moscow forced to act after president lets slip he is undergoing 'regular examinations'

The Russian dictator, 72, was speaking in a televised session with his health minister Mikhail Murashko aimed at encouraging people to have flu jabs

Politics

4 hours ago UK holidaymakers warned as Spain launches new tourism regulation in January 2025

The Spanish government has approved new rules which will impact Airbnbs and holiday apartments

Events

5 hours ago The Elements of Marie Curie by Dava Sobel review – lessons in chemistry

An artful account of a scientific genius and her female disciples leaves Marie Curie’s inner life an enigmaTo write a biography of a figure as well known as Marie Curie and still offer something fresh or surprising is no easy undertaking. The double Nobel prizewinner is, as author Dava Sobel acknowledges, the only female scientist most people can name. She has inspired more biopics and biographies than I can count, including those written by her two daughters. Parents of young children will have encountered her story in almost every one of the worthy children’s anthologies that adorn school bookshelves: she features in Goodnight Stories for Rebel Girls, She Persisted Around the World and Little People, Big Dreams.To help shed new light on such an iconic figure, Sobel, a bestselling writ...

Politics

8 hours ago The Office’s Felicity Ward: ‘It’s a different dynamic than if a male boss is doing it’

As the hit show gets a sex-swapped Australian makeover, Helen Coffey sits down with its leading woman to talk gender in comedy, the joy of playing female chumps and why no one can match the British for cynicism

Society